State comparison · 2025
Electrical Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs Maine
Electrical Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $143,000. In Maine, $114,620. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.2% — not 24.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+24.8%
District of Columbia vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+10.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Electrical Engineers
- Median
- $143,000
- p25
- $111,530
- p75
- $173,790
- p10
- $87,450
- p90
- $195,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +133%
Maine
Electrical Engineers
- Median
- $114,620
- p25
- $97,590
- p75
- $133,580
- p10
- $78,930
- p90
- $161,230
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +200%
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.